16-7-2025
Late former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in his final days lived without his wife Aisha.
According to Prof. Farooq Kperogi Aisha divorced Buhari and he was living alone in Kaduna and later Daura before he fell ill and died in a London hospital on Sunday July 13, 2025.
Kperogi who teaches journalism and emerging media at Kennesaw State University, USA posted on his Facebook page that Aisha had reverted to her maiden name and she was reluctant to travel to London to care for Buhari as he struggled to regain his health.
He wrote: “They had divorced, and Aisha reverted to her maiden name, Aisha Halilu. If you paid close attention, you would notice that Aisha didn’t go to Daura when he retired to the town after leaving office.
“Buhari was also alone when he later relocated to Kaduna. In fact, when he fell ill and it was suggested that Aisha travel to London to care for him, she reportedly hesitated because she was no longer his wife.”
After Buhari died Aisha 52, was quoted as saying her husband asked her to apologise to Nigerians over how his administration made life difficult for them.
But Prof. Kperogi stated that he cannot confirm if Buhari indeed said those words to Aisha on his death bed.